Government of Canada Funds Research on Teams to Strengthen Healthcare - Helping the healthcare system work better for Canadians

February 19, 2014 

Factsheet: Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (TAPESTRY)

Hamilton, ON - Today, Parliamentary Secretary Eve Adams on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, announced $6.5 million in funding to McMaster University for a project to study the use of team-based care as a way to achieve better health outcomes for patients and make the system more cost effective.

The project: "Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality," (TAPESTRY), will examine how changing the way a primary healthcare team operates and interacts with its patients can improve the quality and efficiency of primary healthcare services.  By integrating resources such as community volunteers, eHealth technologies and system navigation, the project will support patient-centred care and stronger connections to community services.
The TAPESTRY project is expected to provide valuable information regarding ways to increase access to primary healthcare services.  The initiative aims to generate evidence and develop tools to assist provincial and territorial governments in addressing ongoing primary healthcare challenges.

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